The 2016-17 season has definitely been everything other than what the and their fans expected when the first puck dropped on October 13, 2016. In the beginning, the Lightning was believed to be the team to beat when it came to winning the Stanley Cup this season.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t long before an insane amount of injuries began to plague some of the key members of the team. One by one, it seemed as if half of the team has spent at least a couple of days on the Lightning’s dreaded injury list. In fact, injuries have essentially claimed the Lightning’s entire leadership core.